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I love it. Best hanging feeder I have tried. As others have stated, it takes a lot of room. Bonus, it spreads the chicks out so they aren't on top of each other.

Saturn Yellow Feeders, 3 and 15 lb

★★★★★

May 5, 2017

Diana W
from Indiana

These feeders work really well. I wish there was a size in between. The small one is pretty much only good for chicks, as the ports are kind of small. It is a great size for a brooder and then it can move outside to a grow out pen. The large one is fine, but it has a gigantic radius that makes it unusable in my smaller coop- it hits the walls and doesn't leave much room for the hens to get past it. And it gets extremely heavy if you fill it full. One in between would be perfect for the size of my flock.

I prefer the lid style of the smaller one because it locks in place. But as someone else mentioned, maybe on a larger feeder, the weight of the feed would break those locking tabs. So it's just as well that the large one has a loose floppy lid.

I will not be buying any more of the 15 lb size, but if they came out with an in between size, I would buy several of those!

Saturn Yellow Feeders, 3 and 15 lb

★★★★★

April 9, 2017

Thomas L
from Oregon

Main thing I really like about this feeder is the very pronounced dome on the inside which ensures that ALL the feed runs out into the feeding areas.
The typical galvanized feeder at the feed stores is much flatter at the bottom and there could be a half inch or more of feed that doesn't filter out without shaking or rattling the feeder around.
I'm using the Saturn 15 with 13 Cornish Cross ( 3 weeks old currently ) and it's working well.
The "Flock Raiser" feed runs through it nicely

Saturn Yellow Feeders, 3 and 15 lb

★★★★★

April 1, 2017

Pamela M
from Ohio

Fabulous! No more waste! Love it.

Saturn Yellow Feeders, 3 and 15 lb

★★★★★

February 28, 2017

Kristen R
from Tennessee

I have purchased several Saturn feeders, of both the 3s and the 15s. This is my go-to feeder of choice for my bantams because it restricts how much food can get into the base at any time. My bantams are very adept at wasting food, and until I bought these feeders they would "bill out" over half the food they were eating. Now that they have Saturn feeders, they are pretty good at getting just enough feed in the base to take care of themselves without the waste. The Saturn 3 I use to feed up to 6 bantams at a time and it works great for that. I use it as a hanging feeder.

That said, every feeder has its drawbacks. One complaint I have with the Saturn 3 is the lid. When you hang the Saturn 3, the weight of the feeder is concentrated on the 4 tabs that connect the lid to the body of the feeder. This is because the lid is the portion that hangs, and then you twist the body onto the tabs. When the feeder is full, this is a lot of weight for these four tiny plastic tabs to support and when it gets cold they will sometimes get brittle and catch or snap, especially when you are twisting the base either on or off . Then you cannot use it as a hanging feeder anymore. The feeder does not dispense food as well when it is not hanging, so I typically will convert it to a chick-only feeder at that point.

Now the Saturn 15 is a different story. The larger design is better (but it takes up a lot of space, so make sure you have room for it)! The lid on the larger feeder is simply that - a lid. It shields the feed from chickens roosting and pooping into the feeder and serves its purpose well. It fits over a central hanging unit that is attached to the body of the feeder and juts up through the central hole in the lid. This is a much better design than using the lid for suspension as is done in the Saturn 3. The Saturn 15 also has a very deep and wide trough with a lip and grid cover that adequately prevents too much feed from going into the lower trough. Very effective for reducing feed waste.

Both the Saturn 3 and the Saturn 15 have one more potential problem, however...cleaning the trough area is difficult in both. The very design that is so effective at preventing feed from leaving the trough is also effective at preventing anything else from leaving the trough area. My chickens are constantly scratching around in deep bedding and even when the feeder is properly hung at their back height they will manage to get shavings into the base. Shavings will accumulate in the trough and I will try to remove them but it is hard to get my fingers in between the grid to scoop them out. I have to let the feeders run out of feed in order to dump the shavings out in between feedings. This is a very minor drawback, however, and it may not even be an issue for people that don't use deep shavings as bedding. Overall this is still my favorite feeder design for my flock.

About Conductivity

Conductivity measures the amount of electrical current a material can carry. The opposite measure is known as resistance.

Many of Premier’s nets feature a green and white superconductor that has both stainless steel and tinned copper filaments for optimal conductivity. These “premium” nets are 10 times more conductive (38 ohms per 1000') than our “basic” nets. This enables the electric pulse to travel much farther and be less affected by weed contact.

We do not recommended the basic nets listed below for fences exceeding 500 ft in length:

Customers who are unhappy with netting are often those who’ve chosen one of these or their farmstore equivalents. Why do we offer them? Because they are similar in design and conductivity (380 ohms) to nets from our competitors—and comparisons make decisions easier.

Types of Line Posts

Line posts are built into the net. Three options are available.*

Single Spike (SS)The best choice, unless your soils are always soft or very hard.

Double Spike (DS)Posts allow you to push in the spikes with your foot. When soil is hard or rocky, double spikes are more difficult to install and remove.

Drivable Posts (DP)Allows use of a mallet or dead blow hammer for installing posts in dry, hard or rocky soil. Features a “spike stop” for extra support and internal fiberglass ribs for added strength.

Tip: To insert a line post into frozen or hard soil, use a power tool to drill pilot holes.

* Not all fences have all line post options.

About Positive/Negative (Pos/Neg) Nets

Is your area dry?

Conventional electrified fence systems rely on soil moisture to be effective. However, not all areas have the required moisture.

To overcome this, Pos/Neg nets* are wired to allow the use of every other horizontal strand as an extension of the ground terminal. Because half the strands are connected to the ground terminal or ground rod, reliance on soil moisture is reduced. A PowerLink must be purchased separately to make the secondary ground connection.

How it works…

In order to receive a shock, the animal must touch both a positive (hot) and negative (grounded) strand at the same time. This will deliver more pain to the animal than an all hot net (Pos/Pos) because moisture in the soil is not required to complete the circuit.

Pos/Neg fences can be converted to Pos/Pos in moist conditions. Remember, all fences must be kept free of vegetation.

* Not all fences have Pos/Neg options.

Line Post Spacing

“Plus” nets—6'8" spacings between built-in line posts*

Standard nets—10' or 12' spacings between built-in line posts*

* Spacings are approximate. Distance between built-in line posts may vary by product.

Essential Energizer Advice

Buy a larger energizer than necessary. When the fence pleases, most folks will buy more fence—and need additional output.

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Dr. Dan Morrical, Ph.D.Premier 1 Supplies

Dan Morrical joined the Iowa State University staff in 1984 as Extension Sheep Specialist after completing his doctorate degree at New Mexico State University. He held the rank of Full Professor as of July 1, 1995 and retired from full-time teaching in 2017.

While at Iowa State University, Dr. Dan Morrical was responsible for educational programs in all areas of sheep production, ranging from nutrition, genetics, marketing and management. Research areas focused on applied projects in the areas of nutrition, forage utilization, genetics, out-of-season breeding and lamb survival.

Dr. Morrical has been heavily involved in providing educational resources to the sheep industry. He has authored over 30 extension fact sheets, ration balancing software programs, grazing videos and co-authored the nutrition chapter of the SID Handbook with Dr. Margaret Benson from Washington State University.

Dr. Morrical now serves as Premier’s on-staff small ruminant nutritionist and sheep production advisor. Most recently, he’s introduced a line of “GOLD FORMULA” mineral premixes under The Shepherd’s Choice® brand, aimed to maximize hoof health and immunity.